A state purchasing specialist criticized for poor performance was given a nearly $5,000 raise and a larger pension and was allowed to take three months of vacation in exchange for retiring last year, according to records released this week.
The Department of Administration’s resignation agreement with Mary Ann Woodke is coming to light because the deal played a key role in the defense of her boss, Georgia Thompson, at a trial earlier this month on charges Thompson steered a state contract to a donor of Gov. Jim Doyle.